Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is the current King of Bhutan, reigning since 9 December 2006. A member of the Wangchuck dynasty, he is the eldest son of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, and his third wife
Khesar in 2024
Official portrait of Jigme Khesar, 2007
Jetsun Pema
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Jetsun Pema is Queen of Bhutan as the wife of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck since their marriage on 13 October 2011. She is currently the youngest queen consort in the world. She and the King ha
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
…for contributions to creative and ethical development from Thammasat University in 2024 and Chiba Institute of Technology in 2025. In 2011, he married Jetsun Pema, a commoner, in a traditional Buddhist ceremony. The couple has three children: Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck, and Sonam Yangden…
Jetsun Pema in 2023
The Queen with former Princess Mako of Japan at the inauguration of the 3rd Royal Bhutan Flower Exhibition in 2017
The Druk Gyalsey with the King and Queen meeting Narendra Modi in New Delhi
Queen Jetsun Pema and her children in Dhaka in 2024